2013 A-League All Stars Game

2013 A-League All Stars Game
EventA-League All Stars Game
A-League All Stars Manchester United
Australia England
1 5
Date20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)
VenueANZ Stadium, Sydney
Man of the MatchRobin van Persie (Manchester United)
RefereeMasaaki Toma (Japan)
Attendance83,127

The 2013 A-League All Stars Game was a football match that took place on 20 July 2013 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, contested between the A-League All Stars and English Premier League champions Manchester United.

Background

Tickets which went on sale earlier in the year sold out in minutes.[1] A Manchester United training session which was open to the public attracted 22,000 people at Allianz Stadium.[2] It is the first time since 1999 that Manchester United have visited Australia.[3] On 18 March 2013, it was announced Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou will coach the all-stars squad, chosen by fans who voted.[4]

Some A-League players, including Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey, were not able to play due to other commitments.[5]

A-League All Stars players

Pos. Player Club
GK Australia Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers
GK Australia Michael Theo Brisbane Roar
DF Australia Michael Beauchamp Western Sydney Wanderers
DF Australia Pedj Bojić Central Coast Mariners
DF Australia Nigel Boogaard Adelaide United
DF Australia Connor Chapman Newcastle Jets
DF Australia Joshua Risdon Perth Glory
DF Australia Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners
DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley Western Sydney Wanderers
MF Germany Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United
MF Australia Billy Celeski Melbourne Victory
MF Australia Brett Emerton Sydney FC
MF Australia Rhyan Grant Sydney FC
MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Central Coast Mariners
MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller Brisbane Roar
FW Albania Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar
FW Australia Mark Bridge Western Sydney Wanderers
FW Barbados Paul Ifill Wellington Phoenix
FW Australia David Williams Melbourne Heart

Match

Details

A-League All Stars Australia1–5England Manchester United
Berisha 51' Report Lingard 10', 54'
Welbeck 33', 70'
Van Persie 86'
Attendance: 83,127
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
A-League All Stars
Manchester United
GK 1 Australia Ante Covic downward-facing red arrow 45'
RB 6 Australia Pedj Bojić downward-facing red arrow 45'
CB 2 Australia Nigel Boogaard
CB 5 Australia Michael Beauchamp downward-facing red arrow 83'
LB 4 Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley downward-facing red arrow 73'
RM 7 Australia Brett Emerton (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 10 Republic of Ireland Liam Miller downward-facing red arrow 45'
LM 3 Australia Joshua Rose downward-facing red arrow 64'
RF 14 New Zealand Michael McGlinchey downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 11 Albania Besart Berisha
LF 22 Germany Thomas Broich downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Australia Michael Theo upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 12 Australia Joshua Risdon upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 16 Australia Connor Chapman upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 15 Australia Rhyan Grant upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 17 Argentina Marcelo Carrusca upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 21 Australia Billy Celeski upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 8 Barbados Paul Ifill upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 13 Australia David Williams upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 19 Australia Mark Bridge upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou
GK 13 Denmark Anders Lindegaard
RB 2 Brazil Rafael
CB 4 England Phil Jones
CB 5 England Rio Ferdinand downward-facing red arrow 45'
LB 3 France Patrice Evra (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
RM 35 England Jesse Lingard
CM 16 England Michael Carrick downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 23 England Tom Cleverley
LM 29 England Wilfried Zaha
CF 19 England Danny Welbeck downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 11 Wales Ryan Giggs downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain David de Gea
DF 22 Brazil Fábio upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 38 England Michael Keane upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 8 Brazil Anderson upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 44 Belgium Adnan Januzaj upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 20 Netherlands Robin van Persie upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Scotland David Moyes

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

Statistics

A-League All Stars Manchester United
Goals scored 1 5
Total shots 6 17
Shots on target 3 13
Ball possession 33% 67%
Corner kicks 2 15
Fouls committed 4 4
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 0 0
Second caution red cards 0 0
Direct red cards 0 0

Broadcasting

In Australia, the match was broadcast live by the Seven Network, after they secured the rights to the inaugural A-League All Stars game on 23 May 2013. In the UK, the match was broadcast live on Manchester United's subscription television channel MUTV.

Sponsorship

A-League All Stars partners:

References

  1. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  2. ^ "Inside Sport - Australia's premier sports magazine and website".
  3. ^ "Man Utd's Crazy Australian Tour - International - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Postecoglou named inaugural coach of Foxtel A-League All Stars". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ^ "A-League: Alessandro Del Piero, Shinji Ono and Emile Heskey out of All-Stars' Manchester United clash - ABC News". ABC News. 5 July 2013.

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